{ "title": "Hong Kong country-park facility icon research", "researchedAt": "2026-10-14T18:23:17.576Z", "scope": "Six original SVG category icons: water, toilet, shelter, camp, visitor centre and distance post.", "method": "Primary AFCD pages and linked official photographs/PDFs were opened; eight official reference photographs were downloaded to a temporary internal inspection directory and visually inspected. No photographs, official SVGs, logos or copied sign artwork are added to the product.", "rights": { "referenceUse": "Internal design research only; original photography remains with its rights holders.", "redistribution": "No permission for photo redistribution or tracing official artwork is assumed. Product icons must be independently drawn category abstractions.", "temporaryReferenceDirectory": "/tmp/hk-facility-icon-references", "productIncludesReferencePhotos": false }, "designPrinciples": [ "Communicate the actual facility function before decorative architectural detail.", "Treat observed photographs as specific examples, not universal Hong Kong typologies.", "Use local detail where supported: refill column, plain pavilion, simple campsite, varied education centres, sloped coded distance post.", "Keep accessibility, live availability, drinking-water status, closure and permission as explicit data, not visual assumptions.", "Keep the category silhouette clear at map size; larger custom illustrations may carry modest material, seam, brick or sign-frame details." ], "sources": { "water": { "title": "AFCD — Water Filling Stations", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_rec/cou_vis_wfs.html", "pageDate": "2026-09-22", "photoURL": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_rec/images/common/water_filing_station_CWB.jpg" }, "access": { "title": "AFCD — Accessible Facilities in Country Parks", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_rec/cou_vis_dis.html", "pageDate": "2026-06-15" }, "toilets": { "title": "AFCD — Public Toilet", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_rec/cou_toi.html", "pageDate": "2026-10-13" }, "camps": { "title": "AFCD — Campsites", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_cam/cou_vis_cam_cam/cou_vis_cam_cam.html", "pageDate": "2026-03-24" }, "campwater": { "title": "AFCD — Water Source of Campsites", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_cam/cou_vis_cam_wat/cou_vis_cam_wat.html", "pageDate": "2026-09-02" }, "campkau": { "title": "AFCD — Kau Ling Chung Campsite", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_cam/cou_vis_cam_cam/cou_vis_cam_33_KauLingChung.html", "pageDate": "2025-11-18", "photoURL": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_cam/cou_vis_cam_cam/images/camp35.jpg" }, "visitors": { "title": "AFCD — Venues: Visitor Centres", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_lea/cou_lea_ven/cou_lea_ven.html", "pageDate": "2026-10-06" }, "woodside": { "title": "AFCD — Woodside Biodiversity Education Centre", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_lea/cou_lea_ven/woodside.html", "pageDate": "2025-10-15", "photoURL": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_lea/cou_lea_ven/images/common/Woodside_pic_1.jpg" }, "shingmun": { "title": "AFCD — Shing Mun Country Park Visitor Centre", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_lea/cou_lea_ven/shingmun.html", "pageDate": "2025-11-12", "photoURL": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_lea/cou_lea_ven/images/photo_DH_SMVC_05_small.png" }, "clearwaterbay": { "title": "AFCD — Clear Water Bay Country Park Visitor Centre", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_lea/cou_lea_ven/clearwaterbay.html", "pageDate": "2025-10-09", "photoURL": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_lea/cou_lea_ven/images/cwbvc_n01.jpg" }, "post": { "title": "AFCD — Distance Post", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_wha/cou_wha_dis.html", "pageDate": "2026-08-04", "photoURL": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_wha/images/pic.jpg" }, "postM": { "title": "AFCD — Distance Posts of MacLehose Trail (Grid Reference)", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_wha/files/distance_posts_MacLehose.pdf", "format": "PDF" }, "postL": { "title": "AFCD — Distance Posts of Lantau Trail (Grid Reference)", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_wha/files/distance_posts_Lantau.pdf", "format": "PDF" }, "postH": { "title": "AFCD — Distance Posts of Hong Kong Trail (Grid Reference)", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_wha/files/distance_posts_Hong_Kong.pdf", "format": "PDF" }, "postW": { "title": "AFCD — Distance Posts of Wilson Trail (Grid Reference)", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_wha/files/distance_posts_Wilson.pdf", "format": "PDF" }, "postC": { "title": "AFCD — Distance Posts of Country Trails (Grid Reference)", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_wha/files/Country_Trail_Distance_Posts.pdf", "format": "PDF" }, "postData": { "title": "DATA.GOV.HK — Distance Post of Hiking Trails and Mountain Bike Trails", "url": "https://data.gov.hk/en-data/dataset/hk-afcd-afcdlist-distance-trails" }, "safety": { "title": "AFCD — Country Park Hiking Safety Guidelines", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_gac/cou_wha_whe_sat.html", "pageDate": "2026-05-29" } }, "items": [ { "type": "water", "labelEn": "Water filling station / drinking fountain", "labelZh": "加水站／飲水器", "evidence": [ { "title": "AFCD — Water Filling Stations", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_rec/cou_vis_wfs.html", "pageDate": "2026-09-22", "photoURL": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_rec/images/common/water_filing_station_CWB.jpg" }, { "title": "AFCD — Water Source of Campsites", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_cam/cou_vis_cam_wat/cou_vis_cam_wat.html", "pageDate": "2026-09-02" }, { "title": "AFCD — Country Park Hiking Safety Guidelines", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_gac/cou_wha_whe_sat.html", "pageDate": "2026-05-29" } ], "findings": [ { "basis": "published description", "source": "water", "finding": "AFCD distinguishes installed drinking-water filling stations from natural water sources. Its station programme supports reusable bottle refilling and includes maintenance, filter replacement and water-quality testing." }, { "basis": "photo inspection", "source": "water", "finding": "The Clear Water Bay reference shows a green upright cylindrical dispenser with a small recessed outlet, beside a low timber-slatted cabinet. It is a built refill fixture, not a spring, stream, decorative fountain or household tap." }, { "basis": "published condition note", "source": "water", "finding": "Some entries on the official station list carry temporary-closure notices; presence in the list is not proof of current operation." }, { "basis": "published distinction", "source": "campwater", "finding": "The campsite water table separately includes tap water and other sources, and warns about treatment and unreliable availability. Do not label every campsite water source as ready-to-drink refill water." } ], "iconRecommendation": { "primary": "Draw an original compact upright refill column with a distinct nozzle and reusable bottle outline or bottle-sized opening.", "hkDetail": "A restrained green column and one timber-slat or cabinet detail can reference the inspected Clear Water Bay installation without reproducing its photograph.", "smallSize": "Keep bottle/nozzle silhouette readable; omit tiny lettering and excessive cabinet texture at map-marker scale.", "avoid": [ "A blue droplet alone, which could mean any water source.", "A mountain spring or stream symbol.", "Check marks, drinking-water guarantees, or a running-water animation that implies current operation." ] }, "caveats": [ "The inspected fixture is one documented example, not a universal design standard for all Hong Kong dispensers.", "Use this icon only for the drinking-water station dataset. Give streams, generic taps and campsite water separate types if later introduced.", "Closure and latest-source information belong in the place detail; the icon itself is not a live supply indicator." ] }, { "type": "toilet", "labelEn": "Public toilet", "labelZh": "公廁", "evidence": [ { "title": "AFCD — Public Toilet", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_rec/cou_toi.html", "pageDate": "2026-10-13" }, { "title": "AFCD — Accessible Facilities in Country Parks", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_rec/cou_vis_dis.html", "pageDate": "2026-06-15", "photoURL": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_rec/images/Accessible_Toilet.png" }, { "title": "AFCD — Kau Ling Chung Campsite", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_cam/cou_vis_cam_cam/cou_vis_cam_33_KauLingChung.html", "pageDate": "2025-11-18", "photoURL": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_cam/cou_vis_cam_cam/images/camp35.jpg" } ], "findings": [ { "basis": "published classification", "source": "toilets", "finding": "The AFCD toilet page separately marks flushing toilets with accessible compartments. Accessibility is a recorded subtype, not something to infer from the general toilet category." }, { "basis": "photo inspection", "source": "access", "finding": "The inspected country-park toilet is a modest tan masonry building with a pitched roof. A nearby dark sign uses human toilet pictograms, a wheelchair symbol and a directional arrow; ramps and steps are both visible." }, { "basis": "published facility example", "source": "campkau", "finding": "Kau Ling Chung lists a dry toilet pit, demonstrating that country-park sanitary facilities are not all flushing buildings of the same form." } ], "iconRecommendation": { "primary": "Make the recognisable toilet sign the dominant element, with a simple original pair of human pictograms or a clear WC label; use a modest low building only as a secondary shape.", "hkDetail": "If a building is retained, one restrained tiled or pitched-roof line and masonry joint can reference the country-park example without turning the category into a pagoda.", "smallSize": "Ensure the semantic toilet cue is readable before the architectural details.", "avoid": [ "A wheelchair icon on every toilet.", "A polished seated WC bowl that suggests a known fixture or flushing type at every point.", "Temple-like roofs, decorative lanterns or invented government logos." ] }, "caveats": [ "Do not encode wheelchair access, flush/pit type or open status without facility-specific data.", "The inspected sign is evidence of local wayfinding practice; draw original geometry rather than tracing an official sign or symbol file." ] }, { "type": "shelter", "labelEn": "Shelter / pavilion", "labelZh": "避雨亭／涼亭", "evidence": [ { "title": "AFCD — Accessible Facilities in Country Parks", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_rec/cou_vis_dis.html", "pageDate": "2026-06-15", "photoURL": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_rec/images/Accessible_Pavilion.png" }, { "title": "AFCD — Country Park Hiking Safety Guidelines", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_gac/cou_wha_whe_sat.html", "pageDate": "2026-05-29" } ], "findings": [ { "basis": "photo inspection", "source": "access", "finding": "AFCD’s accessible-pavilion photograph shows an open-sided shelter with plain upright posts and a shallow hipped roof, approached by a paved ramp with a rail. The roof has no elaborate upturned temple eaves." }, { "basis": "published classification", "source": "access", "finding": "AFCD lists accessible pavilions as one provision among selected accessible facilities. This does not establish that all shelters have accessible approaches." }, { "basis": "published safety distinction", "source": "safety", "finding": "AFCD discusses rain shelter and sheltering in buildings during adverse conditions. A map category called shelter does not certify lightning protection or all-weather safety." } ], "iconRecommendation": { "primary": "An open-sided four-post or two-front-post shelter, shallow straight hipped roof and a short visible bench line.", "hkDetail": "Use simple brown posts and a grey or muted terracotta roof; the researched open-sided form is sufficiently local without ornamental architecture.", "smallSize": "Roof, open interior and bench should survive reduction to map-marker size.", "avoid": [ "Using an ornate Chinese pagoda for every shelter.", "Enclosed-house form that implies a staffed refuge.", "Lightning bolts, safety shields or accessibility badges without verified per-site evidence." ] }, "caveats": [ "The photograph validates one plain Hong Kong country-park shelter typology, not the construction of every mapped shelter.", "Use a category symbol; an exact landmark drawing requires a photograph of that specific shelter." ] }, { "type": "camp", "labelEn": "Designated campsite", "labelZh": "指定露營地點", "evidence": [ { "title": "AFCD — Campsites", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_cam/cou_vis_cam_cam/cou_vis_cam_cam.html", "pageDate": "2026-03-24" }, { "title": "AFCD — Kau Ling Chung Campsite", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_cam/cou_vis_cam_cam/cou_vis_cam_33_KauLingChung.html", "pageDate": "2025-11-18", "photoURL": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_cam/cou_vis_cam_cam/images/camp35.jpg" }, { "title": "AFCD — Water Source of Campsites", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_cam/cou_vis_cam_wat/cou_vis_cam_wat.html", "pageDate": "2026-09-02" } ], "findings": [ { "basis": "published definition", "source": "camps", "finding": "AFCD publishes designated country-park campsites and identifies that camping is restricted to permitted/designated arrangements. Its current list specifically notes advance booking for Twisk." }, { "basis": "published sizing method", "source": "campkau", "finding": "AFCD’s campsite capacity classes use potential tent space, taking a four-person tent, cooking space and access paths into account." }, { "basis": "photo inspection", "source": "campkau", "finding": "The inspected Kau Ling Chung reference shows an open grass-and-earth camping area edged by low masonry retaining borders, with trees around it. It is not a serviced caravan or glamping resort." }, { "basis": "published facility example", "source": "campkau", "finding": "That campsite lists basic facilities and a dry toilet pit; its stream-water supply is seasonal. Such amenities cannot be inferred from a tent icon elsewhere." } ], "iconRecommendation": { "primary": "An original pitched or modest dome tent with an open flap, one guyline and a grounded platform/low-edge detail.", "hkDetail": "A small low masonry edge or terrain pad can echo researched country-park tent areas; keep the tent dominant.", "smallSize": "Prioritise the tent silhouette and door opening; reserve fabric seams and peg details for larger illustrations.", "avoid": [ "Caravans, glamping cabins or electrical-hookup symbols as the general category.", "A campfire that could suggest unrestricted fires.", "A booking-free, free-space or water-guaranteed badge." ] }, "caveats": [ "The campsite symbol identifies a recorded designated site, not permission to camp anywhere nearby.", "Availability, booking requirements, access and facilities require their own dated information.", "Water and toilet markers must retain their own classifications." ] }, { "type": "visitor", "labelEn": "Visitor / nature education centre", "labelZh": "遊客中心／自然教育中心", "evidence": [ { "title": "AFCD — Venues: Visitor Centres", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_lea/cou_lea_ven/cou_lea_ven.html", "pageDate": "2026-10-06" }, { "title": "AFCD — Woodside Biodiversity Education Centre", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_lea/cou_lea_ven/woodside.html", "pageDate": "2025-10-15", "photoURL": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_lea/cou_lea_ven/images/common/Woodside_pic_1.jpg" }, { "title": "AFCD — Shing Mun Country Park Visitor Centre", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_lea/cou_lea_ven/shingmun.html", "pageDate": "2025-11-12", "photoURL": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_lea/cou_lea_ven/images/photo_DH_SMVC_05_small.png" }, { "title": "AFCD — Clear Water Bay Country Park Visitor Centre", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_lea/cou_lea_ven/clearwaterbay.html", "pageDate": "2025-10-09", "photoURL": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_lea/cou_lea_ven/images/cwbvc_n01.jpg" } ], "findings": [ { "basis": "photo inspection", "source": "woodside", "finding": "Woodside’s official exterior photograph shows a substantial red-brick building with pale structural trim, arched openings, verandas and green shutters." }, { "basis": "photo inspection", "source": "shingmun", "finding": "The Shing Mun reference shows a low single-storey entrance with a red pitched roof and a paved forecourt beneath trees; it is architecturally unlike Woodside." }, { "basis": "photo inspection and published exhibits", "source": "clearwaterbay", "finding": "Clear Water Bay’s reference shows interpretation displays, coastal imagery and information panels. Its function, not one facade style, is the common visitor-centre identity." }, { "basis": "published venue list", "source": "visitors", "finding": "The official list covers visitor and nature-education centres with distinct opening arrangements and some temporary closures." } ], "iconRecommendation": { "primary": "A small open-door building or information pavilion with a clear lowercase i / information panel motif.", "hkDetail": "Use one restrained brick-course or interpretation-panel detail at larger sizes; avoid a copied facade in a category marker.", "smallSize": "Keep the information cue dominant so the icon is not confused with shelter, museum or toilet.", "avoid": [ "A single ornate historic building as if every centre shares that architecture.", "Official AFCD emblems, government seals or copied exhibition graphics.", "A staffed-help or currently-open guarantee." ] }, "caveats": [ "The i is a functional design recommendation, not a claim that each photographed centre uses an identical sign.", "A detailed Woodside-style drawing should be reserved for Woodside itself, not the entire visitor-centre dataset.", "Opening times and temporary closures remain separate dated fields." ] }, { "type": "post", "labelEn": "Distance post", "labelZh": "標距柱", "evidence": [ { "title": "AFCD — Distance Post", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_wha/cou_wha_dis.html", "pageDate": "2026-08-04", "photoURL": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_wha/images/pic.jpg" }, { "title": "AFCD — Distance Posts of MacLehose Trail (Grid Reference)", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_wha/files/distance_posts_MacLehose.pdf", "format": "PDF" }, { "title": "AFCD — Distance Posts of Lantau Trail (Grid Reference)", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_wha/files/distance_posts_Lantau.pdf", "format": "PDF" }, { "title": "AFCD — Distance Posts of Hong Kong Trail (Grid Reference)", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_wha/files/distance_posts_Hong_Kong.pdf", "format": "PDF" }, { "title": "AFCD — Distance Posts of Wilson Trail (Grid Reference)", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_wha/files/distance_posts_Wilson.pdf", "format": "PDF" }, { "title": "AFCD — Distance Posts of Country Trails (Grid Reference)", "url": "https://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_wha/files/Country_Trail_Distance_Posts.pdf", "format": "PDF" }, { "title": "DATA.GOV.HK — Distance Post of Hiking Trails and Mountain Bike Trails", "url": "https://data.gov.hk/en-data/dataset/hk-afcd-afcdlist-distance-trails" } ], "findings": [ { "basis": "published purpose", "source": "post", "finding": "Distance posts identify positions along country trails, tree walks and long-distance trails. Their codes can help describe a location during a search-and-rescue incident." }, { "basis": "photo inspection", "source": "post", "finding": "The AFCD reference shows a stout dark rectangular post with a sloping pale identification face; the face carries a walking motif and alphanumeric location identification. This is not a directional fingerpost." }, { "basis": "official PDF tables", "source": [ "postM", "postL", "postH", "postW" ], "finding": "The verified long-distance series are M for MacLehose, L for Lantau, H for Hong Kong Trail and W for Wilson. Official tables use codes such as M001, L001, H001 and W001." }, { "basis": "official PDF table", "source": "postC", "finding": "Country-trail posts also use longer codes, for example C1101 on South Lantau Country Trail. Do not restrict labels to one letter plus three digits." }, { "basis": "local data consistency check", "source": "dist/assets/facilities.json", "finding": "Existing post records retain the real identifier in properties.code, for example M001, together with bilingual route names." } ], "iconRecommendation": { "primary": "A stout post with a slanted rectangular identification plate and simple horizontal code strokes, clearly different from a direction arrow.", "hkDetail": "Show the actual source code as a separate readable map label at close zoom and in the popup. A generic category icon should not falsely label every point M001.", "smallSize": "At small sizes use the post-and-plate silhouette; show full alphanumeric codes only when there is sufficient room.", "avoid": [ "A road-style arrow sign as the only post cue.", "Invented coordinates or arbitrary location codes.", "Tracing the official walker emblem or treating post numbering as a precise remaining-distance measurement." ] }, "caveats": [ "M/L/H/W are important series, not the complete set of Hong Kong post prefixes.", "A mapped position is not confirmation that the physical post is currently intact or visible.", "The icon must not imply emergency services are stationed at that point; the identifier is the useful information." ] } ] }